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Proceeding Paper

Rainwater Harvesting: A Sustainable Water Management Option for Irrigation of Public Parks †

by
Muhammad Sohail Waqas
1,*,
Muhammad Jehanzeb Masud Cheema
2,3,
Saddam Hussain
4,5,
Muhammad Usman Khalid
6 and
Muhammad Saadullah Khan
3
1
Soil Conservation Group, Agriculture Department (Field Wing), Government of the Punjab, Rawalpindi 46000, Pakistan
2
Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi 46000, Pakistan
3
National Center for Industrial Biotechnology, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi 46000, Pakistan
4
Department of Irrigation and Drainage, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
5
Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of California, Davis (UC Davis), Davis, CA 95616, USA
6
Program Management Unit, Agriculture Department, Government of the Punjab, Rawalpindi 46000, Pakistan
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
†
Presented at the 1st International Precision Agriculture Pakistan Conference 2022 (PAPC 2022)—Change the Culture of Agriculture, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, 22–24 September 2022.
Environ. Sci. Proc. 2022, 23(1), 9; https://doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2022023009
Published: 28 November 2022
(This article belongs to the Proceedings of The 1st International Precision Agriculture Pakistan Conference 2022 (PAPC 2022)—Change the Culture of Agriculture)
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Abstract

Water is imperative for life and plays a vital role in sustaining multiple environmental services. Currently, water resources are under stress, and rainwater harvesting (RWH) is one of the solutions available to address water shortages. In this study, the potential of RWH for irrigation and recreational activities in a public park (i.e., Fatima Jinnah Park-Islamabad) is discussed. The soil conservation service-curve number (SCS-CN) method was used to estimate the runoff. Results revealed that annually 1.80 million cubic meters (MCM) runoff is generated at this park. If this runoff volume is accommodated and managed effectively, it can fulfill the requirements of irrigation and other water-related activities. Hence, the adoption of RWH technology is vital for managing water; therefore, this approach should be used to support any policy changes that lead to widespread use of RWH.
Keywords: runoff; water conservation; groundwater depletion; curve number; urban stormwater management runoff; water conservation; groundwater depletion; curve number; urban stormwater management

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Waqas, M.S.; Cheema, M.J.M.; Hussain, S.; Khalid, M.U.; Khan, M.S. Rainwater Harvesting: A Sustainable Water Management Option for Irrigation of Public Parks. Environ. Sci. Proc. 2022, 23, 9. https://doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2022023009

AMA Style

Waqas MS, Cheema MJM, Hussain S, Khalid MU, Khan MS. Rainwater Harvesting: A Sustainable Water Management Option for Irrigation of Public Parks. Environmental Sciences Proceedings. 2022; 23(1):9. https://doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2022023009

Chicago/Turabian Style

Waqas, Muhammad Sohail, Muhammad Jehanzeb Masud Cheema, Saddam Hussain, Muhammad Usman Khalid, and Muhammad Saadullah Khan. 2022. "Rainwater Harvesting: A Sustainable Water Management Option for Irrigation of Public Parks" Environmental Sciences Proceedings 23, no. 1: 9. https://doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2022023009

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Waqas, M. S., Cheema, M. J. M., Hussain, S., Khalid, M. U., & Khan, M. S. (2022). Rainwater Harvesting: A Sustainable Water Management Option for Irrigation of Public Parks. Environmental Sciences Proceedings, 23(1), 9. https://doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2022023009

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